{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-382.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 382.003","heading":"NATURE OF DISTRICT; PURPOSE.","body":"(a) A district is created under Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.\n(b) By enacting this chapter, the legislature has created a program for economic development as provided in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. A county may engage in economic development projects as provided by this chapter, and, on a determination of the commissioners court of the county to create a district, may delegate the authority to oversee and manage the economic development project to an appointed board of directors. In appointing a board, the commissioners court delegates its authority to serve a public use and benefit.\nTransferred from Local Government Code, Subchapter C, Chapter 372 and amended by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 15.009, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 382. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.382.htm#382.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ba31371874cf8e65591e1b17f17c1d3f225324ef9a3b816cf62e72bc61b57127","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-382.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-382.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}